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A Deeper Dive
Responding to Plastics Pollution

A Deeper Dive

Responding to Plastics Pollution

The second installment of our "Deeper Dive" video series explores what VIMS students and researchers are doing behind the scenes to address concerns over plastics pollution in marine environments.

A Deeper Dive

Episode Two: "Responding to Plastic Pollution"

Web Extra: Chemical Framework of Plastics